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SUBJECT; Clemard Joceph CRARLES

1. On @ Aprti 1963 Dorothe Matlack, Deaeetie Exploitstion
Section, ACEI, telephomed to the effect that a hankar saeed Cleeerd
Joseph Charles baa left Eatti six days caylier cad had just arrived
ia New York. A frtsad of Charles, amd Josephs Dryer, 109 Lakewood
Avanos, Hest Falm Basen, Florida, had writtea to Ocueral Deluar,
formr Co Antilles Cammeni, reeamending Charlies a2 a maa ef meat ,
interest to the US goverment ia view of the oventa in Haitt. Cearles ~
wes Gosoribed ea President ef the Beye Comoerctale, Fort en Prinss, —
Heit’, vho is in President Devalter'a favor. Hee. Hatlack mamticued

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. 3. On 2 May 63 Mra. Metisekx roperted that Col. Katl bad interviewed
hy. Dryer in Veot Palm Eseck. Bryer had eppoiuted Charles es Director
of his bank in Eaiti. Charles, eccarting to Dryer, formerly had no
yolitieal exkdticas tut in view of the currest political situmtian fa
Haiti, Charles now thinks thst he may som: day be presidast. Bryer
Gescribed Chayles as vell-ccmnseted, politiesly and Minescially, ce
bota sides of tha fenre in Esiti. Hs is also a good fricad of Precident _-
Duvalicr. Dryer had given Charles letters ef imtretoction te fenster =
Keating endts other officials in Wachingtom,. Cantles vanted to ere |
President Kennedy ond indeed bed gone to the thite Houses to arrange

; for an sppointesnt. Hs wae well iwosived by the Procident's eppoist-
% : ment secretary ani invited to dimer that evening with te appointees

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b, Chavles is travelling, accoriing to Pryor, vith a Pasan
Geologist eeeed és Mchrengehtiét. do Kobensenilist ts asenciated
with Charles in  basiases voataro in Haiti aot is tzying €0 Grsang?
@ gesting for Cearles vith Vieo Proaident Jetzscn.

5. Ga $ May 63 Jim Balog telephersd to advice that bo hed bad o
five-beur seeuion the proviers day vita Charles ani that be bed
obtained both perscoality deta ani views by Garles on whet ths!’
United States should do tn ths current Heition citustios. Bales
eévised thst hg wus transaittiag the infommsticn ta Vechingtes.
Upon arrival, eomies of the telewpes wore tranmi.tted to AGH
(its. Mztlech), Mf Division, emi ths Lottie fumries Branch.

6. Ga 6 Kay 65 Mego Stumta, Gugyart Brenoh, ofvieed that Hil

ing reservations, lire. Mstlacs stated that cha would chook with the
State Departmat Protesal Office to cotermins wxich hotels vould

Hotel, Waskingtoa, D. C., ab 1800 ecm om T Hey. Attempts te reath
Hrs. Matleck thet afternaca vere umsusessafel. At 0850, Y May, 3
cali ves made to ro. Matieck to esaiimm that Charles vould be in
Vesbingtes on thet day and that arrangements hed teen made for a =
mocting vith an Agency reprussstative fer 12109 roca. My. reyes
retorted that both Mrs. ds Rehreeschilat end Gosrica bed called

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SUBJECT, Clemara Joseph CHANG

To I ext Mea. Matlack im the lobby of the Hotel Willan ahertly
tefere noon, and a feo minutes later, My. Chovies arrived, eccampented.

& Both Ghavies end da Nehseneeilét were ezorfens to arrangs
mostings uith goverment efficials iu Ussttactm. J mmmtiensd to
Caarlee thet a meeting kad boon ervemesd for hia ot 215 and thet a
i. Green would mast Mim in the lnthy. At 1510 Ere. Matlock, Rr. ead
Bro. do Merenschiles emi I asparte’d end Gravles remained in the
lobby waitieg for contact.

9. In ths courga of tho lacehsen eanmvercetion, Carles haf

” pemtiensd te Hrs. Katles: that be desired to ese « Mz. Wisg, AIB, te

discuss 03 af4 to Hattd. Leter thet afterneeu Kye. Matleck called to

Heitien Desk man’s ertrem2 .
Govermmsat should be in official esutast wit Charles. She deck am
considered Charles to ba aloes to ths Duvaliar Corarmemt, oo have
teen involved in several shady finencinl dealings, and in gozeral, to
ts an wilasirable character. Mre. Matlecs saked upether the Agamecy
bed any interest in Charles vhieh would dictate further camtect with
Charles. .

10. Mayo Stuxts checked vith MH Bivision aad determined that aa
a result of tis meeting with Charles, the [D/P Eaitien Desk bed oo
further plazs to contest him, I told Mys. Metleck thet cur interest
secned te Esvo boom ontiafied emi that I believed we ehsuld dlecugegs
curselves as greesfully es possible.

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LL. Wayne Delcoa, DD/P Coordinator, galled on T Hay to inquire
cenceming our involvenant in the Charles cacs. Re otated that ACSI
that ACSI bed no direst
tatevoot in Charles end that it wee acting as an intemmdiary at the
requzst of General Dsinar vio had papoed the lead to General Fitca:
ACSI ves concerned that dun to the mix up in appointaante to see
neds that ACSI had interferred or
had obstructed CLA contact with Charles. I explained to Belson vhat

had happened snd be later
satisfied in the way the matter bed been handled.

12. on 8 Moy Mrs. Matiack telephoned to afiviss that the Operational
Branch of ACBI va discusing the Canrles ease vith DD/P to detancine
future course of ectian. Bha was still copavnat eancerned over her ova -

A prominiently menticoad as a successor to
2 , be overthrow. Bho was of the opinion that the US gevermvnt should
q continue to "play ball” with Charles os a future csset in Haition
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